Congress doubles H-1B fee to $4,000
The visa fee must be paid with the initial application and on any extension.
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Sen. Ted Cruz wants minimum H-1B wage of $110,000
Under today's prevailing wage rules, H-1B workers can be paid well less than half that amount in some U.S. regions.
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In Disney’s backyard, Sen. Nelson proposes big H-1B reduction
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a vocal critic of the use of H-1B workers at Disney, introduced legislation this week to reduce the H-1B visa cap by nearly 25%.
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Trump’s call to ban Muslims would create H-1B, other turmoil
Not only visa holders would be affected. People traveling to the U.S. to attend, for instance, a technology conference as a business visitor under the B-1 visa could be excluded by the ban.
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Bernie Sanders wants to raise wages of H-1B workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a critic of the H-1B program, also opposes the current system of "binding workers to a specific employer."
Features about H-1B
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With H-1B visa, diversity doesn't apply
Apple says workforce diversity "inspires creativity and innovation," but one of Apple's major contractors, Infosys, is far from diverse.
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Will the White House disappoint on H-1B displacements?
A top White House official told House lawmakers this week that the replacement of U.S. workers by H-1B visa holders is troubling and not supposed to happen. But it is hard to tell whether the administration will do anything about it. The signals are mixed.